Zohran Mamdani didn’t just score more first-place votes Tuesday night in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary — he also prompted his closest rival, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to concede before the night was over, making the city’s ranked choice tabulation feel like a formality. While Mamdani’s supporters claim the outcome was no surprise, Cuomo … Read more
Missiles were launched by the United States to blow up Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend and with tensions simmering in the middle East, a former CIA agent has said what spies are aiming to do now A drone strike on a joint US-Iraqi military base north of Baghdad An ex-CIA agent has told what … Read more
BP shares were whipsawed Wednesday as investors reacted to reports that the oil major might be acquired. BP shares jumped more than 10% to a session high of $32.94 on a report in The Wall Street Journal that Shell was in early-stage talks to acquire BP. The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said … Read more
The Tennis Channel is extending its deal with the Women’s Tennis Association that will see the cable TV network and streaming service continue to broadcast more than 2,000 matches each season. While terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, Tennis Channel CEO Jeff Blackburn told CNBC in an interview there was a “pretty big step up … Read more
Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, referred to Donald Trump as ‘Daddy’ as he praised the US president’s approach to the Iran-Israel ceasefire in reference to Trump’s F-bomb tirade on live TV Donald Trump was asked about Mark Rutte calling him “daddy”. “He likes me, I think he likes me. If he doesn’t, I’ll let you … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the world faces “turning points” as he vowed Canada will benefit from increasing defence spending to the new NATO target of five per cent of GDP by 2035. At the same time, he acknowledged he will need “social licence” for the level of spending planned and that the country will need … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his claim that U.S. bomb strikes completely destroyed Iran’s nuclear program, and he bristled at the attention being paid to an initial American intelligence report that suggests otherwise. “It’s been obliterated, totally obliterated,” Trump said of the Iranian nuclear site at Fordo during a news conference, before … Read more
A social media fitness influencer known as the “Liver King” was arrested on Tuesday after posting threatening messages directed to popular podcaster Joe Rogan on social media, according to police. The Austin Police Department said in a statement that they arrested Brian Johnson after learning that he was traveling to Austin, where Rogan lives, and … Read more
Russia’s ‘Doomsday Radio’ began broadcasting a series of cryptic messages as world leaders including Keir Starmer, Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump met at a crucial NATO summit 17:17, 25 Jun 2025Updated 17:35, 25 Jun 2025 Vladimir Putin’s bizarre ‘Doomsday Radio’ has started broadcasting dozens of mysterious coded messages today as NATO leaders met in The … Read more
Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly had to change one of his wedding event venues in Venice after a group of protesters threatened to block the canals surrounding the location with inflatable crocodiles, according to The Guardian. The tech billionaire and his wife-to-be, Lauren Sanchez, a former journalist, were supposed to host a wedding party … Read more